Educating for Environmental Literacy in America's Public Schools

This paper explores how education for environmental literacy can be integrated into America's public school system. It investigates the benefits of environmental education and how green school buildings, sustainable cafeterias, school gardens and environmental education curriculum can be used...

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Main Author: Stoller-Patterson, Annie L
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2012
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/42
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=pomona_theses
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Summary:This paper explores how education for environmental literacy can be integrated into America's public school system. It investigates the benefits of environmental education and how green school buildings, sustainable cafeterias, school gardens and environmental education curriculum can be used to teach for environmental literacy at all grade levels. Includes sample lesson plan.